Dastakert
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Dastakert is a town in the Syunik Province (marz) of Armenia
. It is located on a distance of 236 km south to the capital Yerevan
and 127 km north-west to the city of Kapan
. Dastakert was known as a town since 1951. The town is situated on the foot of the mountain Airy, at the root of the river Dastakert, on a height of 2050 meters above sea level
. Dastakert was first mentioned as a village in the history by Stepanos Orbelian
in 12-13th centuries. Dastakert forms an urban community (municipality). The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
(ARMSTAT) reported its population was 303 in 2010, up from 287 at the 2001 census.
In 1951 Dastakert has gaind the status of town, and in 1952 the copper-molybdenum plant was built there. In 1968, during the Soviet heyday, there were 4000 residents in Dastakerd. After the copper-molybdenum plant shut its doors in 1975, the population has harshly declined, and all that remained from the town's boom period was only its status as an urban community. Nowadays, only 303 residents live in Dastakert. Most residents are refugees from Azerbaijan. 2-3 children are born in Dastakerd on a yearly basis.
Currently, 1 secondary school, 1 cultural centre, a musical school and a library are regularly operating in the town.
There is a lithographic inscription 2 km north of the settlement on a rock called Vardapet-Stone.
province.
Only 8% of the town's residents have jobs, mostly in the post office, the municipality and the school. A branch of Zangezour copper-molybdenum plant with its ore-dressing mill was built on the base of the old copper-molybdenum plant of Dastakert.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. It is located on a distance of 236 km south to the capital Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
and 127 km north-west to the city of Kapan
Kapan
-Notable landmarks:*Vahanavank monastery*Baghaberd and Halidzor Fortresses.*Tatev Monastery - This monastery, situated northwest of Kapan was founded in the ninth century in the place of an ancient tabernacle well-known in ancient times...
. Dastakert was known as a town since 1951. The town is situated on the foot of the mountain Airy, at the root of the river Dastakert, on a height of 2050 meters above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. Dastakert was first mentioned as a village in the history by Stepanos Orbelian
Stepanos Orbelian
Stepanos Orbelian was a thirteenth century Armenian historian and the Metropolitan of the province of Syunik. He is known for writing his well-researched Patmut'yun Nahangin Sisakan, or History of the Province of Syunik.-Biography:...
in 12-13th centuries. Dastakert forms an urban community (municipality). The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
National Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia is the national statistical agency of Armenia.The statistical institution started its main activity from January 7, 1922 and was called Statistical Department of Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia...
(ARMSTAT) reported its population was 303 in 2010, up from 287 at the 2001 census.
In 1951 Dastakert has gaind the status of town, and in 1952 the copper-molybdenum plant was built there. In 1968, during the Soviet heyday, there were 4000 residents in Dastakerd. After the copper-molybdenum plant shut its doors in 1975, the population has harshly declined, and all that remained from the town's boom period was only its status as an urban community. Nowadays, only 303 residents live in Dastakert. Most residents are refugees from Azerbaijan. 2-3 children are born in Dastakerd on a yearly basis.
Currently, 1 secondary school, 1 cultural centre, a musical school and a library are regularly operating in the town.
There is a lithographic inscription 2 km north of the settlement on a rock called Vardapet-Stone.
Economy
In 1995, the government of independent Armenia, reaffirmed the status of Dastakert as a town within the SyunikSyunik
Syunik is the southernmost province of Armenia. It borders the Vayots Dzor marz to the north, Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave to the west, Karabakh to the east, and Iran to the south. Its capital is Kapan. Other important cities and towns include Goris, Sisian, Meghri, Agarak, and Dastakert...
province.
Only 8% of the town's residents have jobs, mostly in the post office, the municipality and the school. A branch of Zangezour copper-molybdenum plant with its ore-dressing mill was built on the base of the old copper-molybdenum plant of Dastakert.